Tag: birch paintings
“Rhythm Reflections” Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley
To see more of my palette knife contemporary landscape paintings, check out nikigulley.com.
“Autumn’s Tapestry” Kid’s Perspective Painting by Niki Gulley
In this painting I wanted you to feel that child-like wonder of staring up into the treetops and heavens above. Choosing uplifting golds and reds contrasted against a turquoise-blue sky with gentle clouds drifting by, I’ve arranged the aspens in a circular pattern to give you a sense of laying on the ground, surrounded by the forest. Using diagonal leading lines with the tree trunks and limbs, your eye gazes into the focal point where all of the elements come together. Meanwhile, utilizing thick, curving paint strokes adds to that joyful, playful feeling of hope and discovery.
“Arms to Heaven” Uplifting Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley
“Arms to Heaven” Vibrant Fall Foliage Painting by Asheville Artist Niki Gulley
Color hunting in nature’s gallery ? These are the hues that make my heart sing when I look up through the autumn trees:
? Birch White – nature’s perfect highlight
Every palette tells a story – this one speaks of looking up through the trees on a perfect autumn day. Which color captures your attention first? ?
It’s not just about what you see, but what you can feel
It’s not just about what you see, but what you can feel – that’s why I love how the raised paint catches light and creates shadows, making the artwork come alive from every angle. ?
Interesting fact: These textured strokes aren’t just visual – they allow my blind father to ‘see’ my paintings through touch, adding another dimension to how art can be experienced. ?
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“Autumn’s Tapestry” Kid’s Perspective Painting by Niki Gulley
In this painting I wanted you to feel that child-like wonder of staring up into the treetops and heavens above. Choosing uplifting golds and reds contrasted against a turquoise-blue sky with gentle clouds drifting by, I’ve arranged the aspens in a circular pattern to give you a sense of laying on the ground, surrounded by the forest. Using diagonal leading lines with the tree trunks and limbs, your eye gazes into the focal point where all of the elements come together. Meanwhile, utilizing thick, curving paint strokes adds to that joyful, playful feeling of hope and discovery.
“Arms to Heaven” Uplifting Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley
“Rhythm Reflections” Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley
I love being immersed in nature. After living in a city surrounded by concrete and noise, I find being surrounded by mother nature to be extremely cathartic, peaceful and rejuvenating. In Rhythm Reflections, I became fascinated with the mirror reflection on the aspen trees in the water below the horizon line. With the lake surface slightly blurring the individual leaves, patterns started emerging that created a sort of rhythm that I found mesmerizing. Working first with thin drippy paint, and then building up thick layers of oil paint with palette knives to achieve extreme dimension, this painting is loaded with movement, energy and color. Leaving the composition slightly abstracted gives you a chance to form your own contemplative narrative with nature.
To see more of my palette knife contemporary landscape paintings, check out nikigulley.com.
“Fall Jamboree” Palette Knife Painting by Niki Gulley





